function chunk(str, n) {
    var ret = [];
    var i;
    var len;

    for(i = 0, len = str.length; i < len; i += n) {
       ret.push(str.substr(i, n))
    }

    return ret
};

chunk("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dogs.", 5).join('$');
// "The q$uick $brown$ fox $jumps$ over$ the $lazy $dogs."